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Known for: ActingMohanlal Vishwanathan Nair known mononymously as Mohanlal is an Indian actor, producer and singer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema. He made his acting debut in the unreleased movie Thiranottam (1978), which was followed by a role as the lead antagonist in his first release Manjil Virinja Pookkal in 1980, his onscreen debut. Antagonistic parts in several movies followed before Mohanlal established himself as a lead actor playing a wide variety of character types in comedy and action films amongst others. He was labelled a superstar of Malayalam cinema in 1986 after the success of Rajavinte Makan, in which he played an underworld don. Mohanlal became a film producer with the 1990 musical hit His Highness Abdullah and has also acted in a number of Tamil and Bollywood films. Of these, his notable roles were in Iruvar, directed by Mani Ratnam, and Company, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. As well as being an actor and producer, Mohanlal also owns businesses involved in film distribution, restaurants and packaged spices. Mohanlal is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema and is a cultural icon in the Indian state of Kerala, where he was elected its most popular individual in a 2006 online poll conducted by CNN-IBN on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kerala's formation. In 2001, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Indian cinema. He has won four Indian National Film Awards — two Best Actor Awards, one Special Jury Award for acting, and one Award for Best Film as producer along with six Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor. In 2009, he became the first actor to be given the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India and in 2010 received an honorary doctorate from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kerala.
Filmography 97
Khalifa: The Ruler
as Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali 
Drishyam 3
as Georgekutty 
Jailer
as Mathew 
Iruvar
as Anandan 
Thudakkam
as Master 
Patriot
as Col. Rahim Naik 
Drama
as Rajagopal 
Drishyam
as Georgekutty 
Hridayapoorvam
as Sandeep Balakrishnan 
Manichitrathazhu
as Dr. Sunny Joseph 
Lucifer 3
as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi Ab'raam 
L2: Empuraan
as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam 
Kireedam
as Sethu Madhavan 
Naran
as Mullankolli Velayudhan 
Jilla
as Siva 
Khalifa 2 : The Legacy
as Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali 
Drishyam 2
as Georgekutty 
Neru
as Vijay Mohan 
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
as Kunjali Marakkar IV 
Akkare Akkare Akkare
as Ramdas 
Lucifer
as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam 
Thudarum
as Shanmughan 
Mukham
as Hariprasad 
Kannappa
as Kirata 
Life Is Beautiful
as Vinayachandran 
Kurukkante Kalyanam
as Sainaba's Husband 
Company
as Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan 
Tezz
as Shivan Menon 
Kaappaan
+2
as Chandrakanth Varma 
Twenty 20
as Devaraja Prathapa Varma 
Bro Daddy
as John Kattadi 
Aaraattu
as Neyyattinkara Gopan / Suryachandra Lal (Fake) / Agent X 
Pavithram
as Unnikrishnan 
Devasuram
as Mangalassery Neelakantan 
Ninnishtam Ennishtam
as Srikuttan / Sriettan 
Thenmavin Kombath
as Manikyan 
No. 20 Madras Mail
as Tony Kurushingal 
Ente Mohangal Poovaninju
as Vinu 
Kaalapani
as Govardhan Menon 
Thoovanathumbikal
as Jayakrishnan 
Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol
as Ulahannan 
Himavahini
as Paappi 
Vietnam Colony
as G Krishnamoorthy 
Sarvakalashala
as Lal 
Gandharvam
as Samuel Alexander 
Kanmadam
as Vishwanathan 
Pakshe
as Balachandra Menon 
Manamantha
as Sai Ram 
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu
as Mukundan K. Kartha 
Janatha Garage
as Satyam 
Udayon
as Shooranad Pappoyi / Shooranad Kunju 
Nadodikkattu
as Dasan 
Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu
as Shambhu 
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag
as Inspector Narsimha 
Pappan Priyappetta Pappan
as Inspector Devodas 
Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku
as Alex 
Bharatham
as Gopinathan 
Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu
as Sreekumar 
Red Wine
as ACP Ratheesh Vasudevan 
Yoddha
as Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon 
Pattanapravesham
as Ramdas / Dasan 
Ittymaani: Made In China
as Ittimaani 
Thacholi Varghese Chekavar
as Thacholi Varghese Chekavar 
Aryan
as Devanarayanan Namboothiri/Devan 
Pingami
as Captain Vijay Menon 
Kolakkomaban
as Gopi 
Varnapakittu
as Sunny Palamatom 
C/O Saira Banu
as Peter George (Voice) 
Nirnayam
as Dr. Roy Mathews 
Halla Bol
as Himself (uncredited) 
Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham
as Appu 
Chotta Mumbai
as Vasco da Gama 
Unnathangalil
as Rakshakan 
Manu Uncle
as Himself (Cameo) 
Boeing Boeing
as Shyam 
Lailaa O Lailaa
as Jayamohan (Agent X) 
Lakshmana Rekha
as Sudhakaran Nair 
Big Brother
as Sachidanandhan 
Padayani
as Rameshan 
Hello Madras Girl
as Lal 
Rajashilpi
as Shambu 
Janakan
as Surya Narayanan 
Manjil Virinja Pookkal
as Narendran 
Spadikam
as Aadu Thoma / Thomas Chacko 
Padayottam
as Kannan 
Geethanjali
as Dr. Sunny Joseph 
January Oru Orma
as Raju 
Grandmaster
as Chandrashekhar 
Chenkol
as Sethu Madhavan